The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-01-19
COL. ELLIOTT AND BOB S,iiLI.s.


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y lew days ago h.,o Ine pleasure .
meeting James olnSletoH' oHo VI 'ii'
colored members lfom berkeley count,
N the Legislature OF ISo2 and an IN
tcresting and powerful factor IN the re
cent contest in the Seventh district be
tween Col. William Elliott and Rober
Smalls. That fierce political race i
fresh in the recollection OF all, ana i
Will be reInem oereu lhat Co!one. tlDoI
entered the ne!a ag3lnsi ms expressed
incilnatioA, ana yleiH1e' us pressure anS
Judgment to the "lSheS OF MS party
lhe Seventh alStf!ct nag Deen Il nePuo
l.can stronghold since the days o. feo
eral occupation, ana ID iSo3 had SEM
hepubIlcan, l.. ". VI. MackeJ, 10 Con
gress by IA overwhelming majority
Mackey died IN 1888, aud robert oma.!S
a colored hepubI1can, was elected to nj
the uneSplreo term. In 1901 onialls wa;
returned to Congress, defeating Colone
"m. L!!iotf. the nominee OF the Demo.
Gratis. n thls eicctlon the hepuoncal
majority had been conslueraniy 0nllh'
lshed, but not enough to afford any hope
Tor the Democrats IN the next election
1t was under such adverse clrcum,
stances; ana IL the teeth OF despair, tlla'
Colone: Elliott was rendered the Demo
cra!lc nomination III iooc. ne ne. la:u n9 ~
t'e<ile 'o5 = st:oli' sTG-io, ~. ~, . ha
1e 10 InG SolicI1at'oli u us Parry, "'io ce.
iie'e'l ntEi Vue onis teai III tne ISL
tna' coH." Ie;lo Tue ior1o1n noPe: iiiS
Vlcoofy IS wei AnoIn; auu 70 ,, lha' ticso, 10.
~ no one cohtrlouVe't ~ more 'ii"H '@;uIS ,,
olnSlePoh' oi ot. 'otei'nen . Ps1i1S1'
berkeley county. =,
singleton favored me WIN d snGf' u
sAe'ch o. us own pouticai caleeti f.. he
Iecet'eu 40 t''tnel euLc.''toH ciian Ia a
o,leI COURSE d. country soitoo5' az
" Mnsst ne mas ach1e' ca mas osen % uuo w
,heiT iorce o! cilatac'eI' Ii'eu VI cou1Se'
Dy the pecunaf power heli pL Tue Ho, Ne, 1.o
publican party II ms county. III 1ooZ-oo
he represented Berkeley county III the
State Legislature. ms coHeaSues were
Anderson Sing!eton, W: W: GecAe5, =.
\. Ravenel and ". G. Pinckney all col
ored men:
1t was IN TINS Legislature that fnck-
ney made himself famous by 7oAng 1or
Amself as CIlted States Senator. When
hls name was reached, IN course OF In, tne
election, ne called out, II vote 1or WI
liam q. Plnckney. PinckneEs vote
was the Only one cast 1or hlmsci1, ana
Gen. VI. Z: Butler was elected:
Snce 1903 SiAGleton mas not neen III
politics hlmseh, VEo!lSh al every c'ecVlon
ne has worked 1or ms party, except IN
the election III 1885, When ne lclneo
forces with the Democrats and insured
the election OF Colonel Elliott. lie IS
still without the arena, but the pee has
not entirely ceased to buzz n BIS bon
net. There is no certainty OF lis con-
tinued allegiance to the Democrats, as
his detection was rather because OF the
"bossssn OF SmaLls than from any con-
version TO Oemocratlc principles. Ihere
Is no oouht, however, mat hs fslilance
won the victory OF So ana the party
owes nm Its gratitude ana a pars Ii It's
tr1umphs.
After meeting Singleton L inquired
into MS work tor the Democrats last
year. What be helped to accomplish
may be appreciated by noting the change
in the votes OF Berkeley, and especially
in st. Stephens S Parish. where Singleton
did his best work. In 1882 this Parish
gave Machey about 400 votes against 96
for E. Sam Lee. In 1884 Sma1s re-
ceived in the same Parish large major
ity over Colonel Elliott. In 1856, Colo
mel Elliott received 4Ol votes ID the
same Parish against 45 for Smalls; thus
more than reversing the Republican ma
jority OF 1882 and 1854.
1t has been claimed that this enormous
majority was obtained through fraud: l
will rot now discuss this charge, put
certainly there was Widespread de!ectlon
in the ranks OF the Repuohcans IN the
Seventh district. lhe strength OF that
party, indeed the lie OF the part, and
the party itself, was IN the colored
voters. Smalls was colored representa-
tive, and they looked at him as friend
in places where he could benefit hls own